Deprecated element

Reports usages of deprecated elements.

Example:

// Deprecated: Use io.SeekStart, io.SeekCurrent, and io.SeekEnd.
const (
 SEEK_SET int = 0 // seek relative to the origin of the file
 SEEK_CUR int = 1 // seek relative to the current offset
 SEEK_END int = 2 // seek relative to the end
)

According to Constants at go.dev, SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, and SEEK_END are deprecated.

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

GoDeprecation

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Go | General

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	GoLand 2025.1, Qodana for Go 2025.1,
Can be installed with plugin:	Go, 251.24731

01 April 2025